Privacy Policy
Last updated June 18, 2026
GERDMenu helps users scan restaurant menus and compare dishes against their selected reflux trigger profile. GERDMenu is informational only and is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Information processed
- Your trigger settings and scan history are stored locally on your device.
- When you scan a menu, the app may send a compressed menu photo, optional OCR checklist text, selected trigger and tolerance settings, and recent meal follow-up context to the GERDMenu backend for reflux-risk guidance.
- The backend sends the menu photo, OCR text, and selected profile context to OpenAI for GPT-5.4 structured menu analysis, then applies deterministic GERD guardrails before returning results.
- An anonymous device identifier is used for scan limits and abuse prevention.
Analytics
- To understand how onboarding performs and to improve the app, GERDMenu sends anonymous product-usage events to our analytics provider, PostHog, keyed to the same anonymous device identifier (no account, email, or name).
- These events include screens viewed, onboarding selections (such as your goal, age range, how long you have had GERD/gastritis, how you heard about us, and which default cautions you relax), and subscription/paywall actions.
- The name you optionally enter during onboarding is stored only on your device and is never sent to analytics.
- This is product analytics only: GERDMenu does not use advertising tracking, does not track you across other companies' apps or websites, and does not sell your data.
Information not collected
- No account, email address, name, or login is required.
- Menu scans are not used to identify you.
Storage and retention
Parsed menu results may be cached by the backend for up to 7 days to reduce repeated processing. Cache keys may reflect menu content and selected profile context. Your local scan history remains on your device unless you delete the app or clear it through future app controls.
Contact
For support, visit GERDMenu Support.